24. UJesu wathi kubo: “Angithi nidukile ngenxa yokuba ningayazi imibhalo namandla kaNkulunkulu na?
25. Ngokuba mhla bevuka kwabafileyo abaganwa, abendiswa, kodwa banjengezingelosi ezulwini.
26. Kepha maqondana nabafileyo ukuthi bayavuswa anifundanga yini encwadini kaMose ngesihlahla ukuthi uNkulunkulu wakhuluma kuye, wathi: ‘NginguNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe,’ na?
27. Akasiye uNkulunkulu wabafileyo kodwa owabaphilayo. Nidukile kakhulu.”
28. Kwase kusondela omunye wababhali owayebezwile bebuzana, eqonda ukuthi wayebaphendule kahle, wambuza wathi: “Ngumuphi umyalo wokuqala kuyo yonke na?”
29. UJesu waphendula wathi: “Owokuqala ngowokuthi: ‘Yizwa, iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, iNkosi, yinye.
30. Woyithanda iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho, nangawo onke amandla akho.’
31. Owesibili yilo: ‘Womthanda umakhelwame wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.’ Awukho omunye umyalo omkhulu kunale.”
32. Umbhali wayesethi kuye: “Yebo, Mfundisi, ushilo ngeqiniso ukuthi yinye, ayikho enye ngaphandle kwayo;
33. futhi ukuyithanda yona ngenhliziyo yonke, nangengqondo yonke, nangamandla onke, nokuthanda umakhelwane njengalokhu umuntu ezithanda yena kudlula yonke iminikelo yokushiswa nemihlatshelo.”
34. UJesu embona ukuthi uphendule ngokuqonda, wathi kuye: “Awukude nombuso kaNkulunkulu.” Akwabe kusabakho onesibindi sokumbuza.
35. Khona uJesu efundisa ethempelini wabuza wathi: “Basho kanjani ababhali ukuthi uKristu uyindodana kaDavide na?
36. UDavide uqobo lwakhe washo ngoMoya oNgcwele ukuthi:“ ‘INkosi yathi eNkosini yami:“Hlala ngakwesokunene sami,ngize ngibeke izitha zakho phansi kwezinyawo zakho.” ’
37. “UDavide uqobo lwakhe umbiza ngokuthi iNkosi. Pho, uyindodana yakhe kanjani na?”Isixuku esikhulu sasimuzwa ngokujabula.